Pallade Veneta - Oscars night: latest developments

AFP is bringing you all the latest developments from the star-studded 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood.

First up is the red carpet, where cinema's A-listers will don their most fabulous fashion ahead of entertainment's most glam evening of the year.

Watch this space for the latest:

"But it's so nice to be here with the whole crew celebrating. This whole year has been so insane," said the actress, who wore a minimalist bright red gown.

Irish actress is the favorite in that category for her role in -- but Reinsve said, "I feel I've won by being nominated."

"It's your peers voting," she said. "That is very moving to me."

The American songwriter's first nomination came in 1988, and she's gotten nods each of the last nine years, but she's never taken home a statuette.

While Warren is a fixture, she said she still feels like "the underdog."

But "I'm relentless," she promised.

Members of the team behind the makeup and hair from top-nominated film told AFP the gravity of the night was just starting to hit.

"Like wow, we are really here," said the film's lead hairstylist . "Just to be here is an honor."

Likewise , the singer who is among the ensemble scheduled to perform the best original song nominee from "Sinners," said "it's just a dream come true."

"The song is about a journey... the evolution of music," he said on the carpet. "I think the magic of the movie is captured on that stage tonight."

H.Ercolani--PV